{"id":1256,"date":"2025-08-05T13:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:50:38","slug":"ukraine-to-launch-military-training-for-teens-as-young-as-14-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/ukraine-to-launch-military-training-for-teens-as-young-as-14-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine to launch military training for teens as young as 14 \u2013 official"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Defense Ministry is pushing for early paramilitary education amid struggles to maintain recruitment levels<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukraine is set to introduce a national program of military instruction targeting teenagers as young as 14, a senior Defense Ministry official revealed on Monday, amid struggles to maintain recruitment levels.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s armed forces rely on mass compulsory conscription, but the campaign has faced growing public resistance and complaints about its abusive execution. The authorities, meanwhile, are pushing for early-stage education to instill what they describe as a nationwide culture of resistance.<\/p>\n

Igor Khort, the acting head of the Defense Ministry department overseeing Ukraine\u2019s national resistance policy, outlined the plan at a forum in Kiev. He said students will begin instruction through a required curriculum titled \u2018Defense of Ukraine\u2019, and take part in organized paramilitary games.<\/p>\n

University students will be expected to complete more in-depth coursework to prepare them mentally for eventual conscription.<\/p>\n

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\u201dThis is not about developing combat skills. It\u2019s about instilling motivation,\u201d<\/em> Khort stated. \u201cThe course Basics of National Resistance will be mandatory for both boys and girls. If someone doesn\u2019t want to participate, they can leave the college.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Khort noted that basic training will be required for all Ukrainians under 61, with programs made broadly accessible.<\/p>\n

Paramilitary education for Ukrainian youth has existed<\/a> in various forms since the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, with far-right organizations often taking the lead in shaping ideological and tactical instruction for children.<\/p>\n

In April, German journalists published<\/a> footage of what the report described as a covert \u201cmilitary-style boot camp\u201d<\/em> for Ukrainian teens, one of several of its kind. One teen participant was seen wearing insignia in the style of Nazi Germany, a recurring theme among Ukraine\u2019s ultranationalist factions and some military units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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